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Cottian Alps Monte Viso in the Cottian Alps, seen from the Rochemelon
The
Cottian Alps (French:
Alpes Cottiennes ; Italian:
Alpi Cozie ) are a mountain range in the south-western part of the
Alps . They form the border between
France (
Hautes-Alpes and
Savoie ) and
Italy (
Piedmont ). The
Maddalena Pass separates them from the
Maritime Alps ; the Col du
Mont Cenis separates them from the
Graian Alps ; the
Col du Galibier separates them from the
Dauphiné Alps . The
Fréjus Road Tunnel and
Fréjus Rail Tunnel between
Modane and
Susa are important transportation arteries between France (
Lyon ,
Grenoble ) and Italy (
Turin ).
The Cottian Alps are drained by the rivers
Durance and
Arc and their tributaries on the French side; by the
Dora Riparia and other tributaries of the
Po on the Italian side.
The chief peaks of the Cottian
Alps are:
Peak Elevation (m/ft) Monte Viso 3843 12,609 Viso di Vallante 3672 12,048 Aiguille de Scolette 3505 11,500 Aiguille de Chambeyron 3412 11,155 Bric de Chambeyron 3388 11,116 Pic de la Font Sancte 3387 11,112 Rognosa d'Etache 3385 11,106 Dents d'Ambin 3382 11,096 Punta Ferrant 3364 11,037 Visolotto 3353 11,001 Bric de Rubren 3340 10,958 Rochebrune 3324 10,906 Punta Sommeiller 3321 10,896 Bric Froid 3302 10,833 Grand Glaiza 3286 10,781 Rognosa di Sestriere 3279 10,758 Panestrel 3253 10,673 Roche du Grand Galibier 3242 10,637 Peou Roc 3231 10,601 Pic du Pelvat 3218 10,558 Pointe Haute de Mary 3212 10,539 Pain de Sucre 3208 10,526 Mont Thabor 3182 10,440 Pointe des Cerces 3180 10,434 Tete des Toillies 3179 10,430 Monte Granero 3170 10,401 Pic du Thabor 3144 10,316 Mont Chaberton 3135 10,286 Tete de Moyse 3110 10,204 Monte Meidassa 3105 10,187 Pelvo d'Elva 3064 10,053 Rocca Bianca 3059 10,307 Mont Politri 3051 10,009 Mont Albergian 3040 9974 Pic Caramantran 3025 9925 Bric Bouchet 2998 9836 Pointe des Marcelettes 2909 9545 Pic du Malrif 2906 9535 Punta Cournour 2868 9410
The chief
passes of the Cottian Alps are:
name location typeas of 1911 ) elevation (m/ft) Col Sommeiller Bardonecchia to Bramanssnow 2962/9718 Col de la Traversette Crissolo to Abriès bridle path 2950/9679 Col d'Ambin Exilles to Bramans snow 2854/9364 Col de St Veran Valle Varaita to the Queyras Valley foot path 2844/9331 Col du Parpaillon Ubaye Valley to the Queyras Valley foot path 2780/9121 Col d'Etache Bardonecchia to Bramans bridle path 2787/9144 Col Agnel Valle Varaita to the Queyras Valley road 2744/9003 Col Girardin Ubaye Valley to the Queyras Valley bridle path 2699/8855 Col de Sautron Valle Maira to Barcelonnette bridle path 2689/8823 Col de Longet Ubaye Valley to Valle Varaita bridle path 2672/8767 Col de Mary Ubaye Valley to Valle Maira bridle path 2654/8708 Col d'Abriès Perosa to Abriès bridle path 2650/8695 Col de la Roue Bardonecchia to Modane bridle path 2566/8419 Col de Fréjus Bardonecchia to Modane dirt road 2542 Col de Clapier Bramans to Susa bridle path 2491/8173 Col d'Izoard Briançon to the Queyras Valleyroad 2388/7835 Col de la Croix or Passo de la CroceTorre Pellice to Abriès bridle path 2309/7576 Petit Mont Cenis Bramans to the Mont Cenis Plateau bridle path 2184/7166 Col de Vars Ubaye Valley to the Queyras Valley road 2115/6939 Mont Cenis Lanslebourg to Susa road 2101/6893 Col de Sestriere Pinerolo to Cesana Torineseroad 2021/6631 Col de Larche /Maddalena Pass Ubaye Valley to the Stura Valley road 1991/6532 Col de Montgenèvre Briançon to Susa road 1854/6083 Col de l'Echelle Briançon to Bardonecchia road 1760/5774
